Monday, January 8th, 2018
Model Town incident: Steering committee of opposition parties to meet today
LAHORE, (DNA) – Steering committee of opposition parties to meet today (Monday) as deadline given to Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has expired regarding Model Town incident case. According to details, Shehbaz Sharif and Rana Sanaullah have refused to act on the demands of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) that include their resignations, Joint Investigation Team (JIT) and firing of involved police officers. The meeting will start at 3pm at Minhaj-ul-Quran center in Lahore in which prominent leaders of opposition parties will decide furtherRead More
Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad arrested for inciting violence: reports
TEHRAN, JAN 08 (DNA) – Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was reportedly arrested in Shiraz city for inciting unrest, reported on Sunday. Ahmadinejad, who served as the president of Iran from 2005 to 2013, will be placed under house arrest if Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei grants permission to the authorities to do. The news of his arrest has been reported by several news outlets. On Dec 28, anti-government protesters had taken to the streets of Iran over economic issues. The protests quickly spiraled out of control and turned against theRead More